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Gonchary-Kozhemyaki is a tract the center of Kyiv, on the territory of which there is a microdistrict with new low-rise buildings.
Pottery is a historical area. Located along Goncharnaya street. It has been known since the time of Kievan Rus as a settlement of artisan potters (their workshops existed here until the beginning of the 19th century). On Kozhemyaki, between Starokievskaya and Zamkova Gora, lived tanners who were part of the Brotherhood of Craftsmen in their entire shop.
I believe this peak is one of the many in the Fairweather Range near the Johns Hopkins Glacier, in Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, but I could be wrong.
It's definitely gorgeous, what little I could see of it, on this late summer day in The Last Frontier.
After getting home, I started reading John Muir's Travels in Alaska, which is an amazing account of his three trips to the territory, starting in 1879.
In one chapter, he recounts being in Sum Dum Bay -- on the same day we were -- just 139 years earlier, which gave me shivers down my spine, just knowing I was seeing the same scenery and experiencing the same sense of awe and wonder he did over a century earlier.
No train in Japan is more famous, nor more sought after, than JR Central and JR West's 923 Series, better known worldwide as "Doctor Yellow"
Originally built in 1998, these trains were rebuilt from the original 700 Series. Their role is to make sure the Tokaido and San'yo Shinkansen routes are kept in peak condition through inspection. Each 923 series contains a myriad of track and overhead measurement equipment housed in 7 cars. Monitoring is done on board by a 9-person crew of railway technicians.
It is said here that seeing Doctor Yellow by chance is considered to bring good luck. At best, they'll operate 3-4 times a month. No official schedule exists, but there are unofficial ways to check if they're running, though by no means is it a guarantee. Regardless, I'm thrilled to finally see one for myself!
JR Tokaido Shinkansen.
JR 923 Series (Doctor Yellow) T5 Set
Tamachi, Minato Ward, Tokyo
DXC5333 returns light engine from Arthurs Pass having assisted the TranzAlpine through the 8.55km long Otira tunnel running through the Southern Alps.
Tuesday 17th March 2020
***There is no AI in this image…just HI aka Human Intelligence. ***
All manipulations were created in Adobe PS 2024.
From my archived folder.
Japanese Itoh hybrid peonies (intersectional peonies) are a cross between tree and herbaceous peonies, offering the best traits of both: large, 8-inch, long-lasting flowers (yellows, reds, pinks, corals) on strong, 3-foot shrubby stems that don't need staking. They are extremely cold-hardy, disease-resistant, and bloom for 3–4 weeks.
Coral Sunset Intersectional Itoh Peony .
A sunset in a flower! Aptly named for its awe-inspiring transformation from a radiant, vivid coral through a range of peaches, and finally, a creamy white colour, the flower is a masterpiece at every step of this sunset, and one might argue a bloom only improves with age. Unique from other coral varieties in that it opens with the most intense coral colour and has petals that are more ruffled, which perhaps contribute to a fuller appearance. Has a lower, more compact growing habit than Coral Charm. Mass plantings are recommended as flowers at different colour stages provide a visual riot in the landscape.
Side buds are possible, extending the bloom period. A favourite of the peony garden, this outstanding peony produces intense sunset coral, semi-double blossoms with rose overtones and a fluffy deep yellow stamens in the center. The lightly fragrant flowers are long lasting in fresh bouquets. ‘Coral Sunset’ blooms early in the peony season, around late spring in Ontario It is highly prized for its exemplary plant habit. and by florist as cut flower in bouquets.
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Crazy Tuesday - Guess what it is
(answer guessed..."spikes for shoes to wear when there is ice on the streets".
In Explore Mar 2, 2021 (#175)
To get an idea of just how bouncy tubing is, feel free to check out the video I also downloaded. I feel fortunate to have gotten a few good photos. A lot of them turned out blurry, since I was also bouncing around in the boat.
The Tide is out at Blyth Cambois beach on a perfect morning as GBRf Class 66/3 No. 66303 "Preston North End" starts its long journey north with the 6S45, loaded alumina tanks bound for Fort William.
60 years ago this was a very different scene, a large coal mining area where steam hauled coal trains would arrive from the many local pits and load their cargo onto ships from the wooden staiths which are still evident today on the River Blyth estuary on the other side of the current rail line.
Blyth Cambois even had its own steam depot.
All gone now along with the coal industry which sadly has left the area fairly deprived as nothing has replaced the mines.
16th May 2026.
For alternative railway photography, follow the link:
www.phoenix-rpc.co.uk to the Phoenix Railway Photographic Circle .
Photography is all about memories for me. One of my favourite shots of all time is a photograph I took of my children walking ahead of me around a local reservoir, with a seven year old Nicky looking back towards me, a protective arm around her little brother. I'd not long purchased my first SLR camera, a second hand Praktica, at a time when there were still some years of film ahead of most of us before digital cameras became what they are today. Now the two subjects of that family jewel are aged 30 and 28, yet all these years later that memory; that sense of simple pleasure at being where we were shines right through the photo as if it were frozen in time.
Photography, always something I've enjoyed, became a more urgent obsession around six years ago when Lee and Dave suggested I join their newly formed gang. Before I knew it I'd bought a Canon 70D and a couple of reasonably priced lenses, and my initiation into the world of landscape photography was complete. What I hadn't realised at that time was how many fantastic memories the adventure ahead of me would bring. What I'd never considered was that the new hobby would take me to places I'd barely dreamed of before. Places like Iceland. I was aware that Iceland was sparsely populated and dramatic, but I'd also heard that the beer in Reykjavik cost twelve pounds a pint and that it was cold all year round. It seemed unlikely that I'd ever really consider going there until Nigel Danson, Tom Heaton and a veritable flood of other YouTube influencers began to demonstrate to me exactly why I should stop worrying about the price of the beer and get on the plane.
Lee and I hired a VW camper in the summer of 2019 and spent a week touring the Snaefellsnes peninsula and then the ring road, a journey which brought us here to Skogafoss on the final evening. It was one of the locations we'd looked most forward to seeing. What's not to love about about a 60 metre high, 25 metre wide single drop waterfall? What makes it really compelling is that you can stand right in front of it - and by that I mean at just a few metres distance where you can listen in wonder to the thundering sound of thousands of gallons of water hitting the shallow basin at your feet each second. You'll get wet - possibly soaked in fact, but it will be worth it. It's like no other experience I've ever hand. Iceland has some huge and epic waterfalls, but you can't stand in front of them all like this.
Our plan to photograph Skogafoss involved the use of plastic sandwich bags to protect the cameras from the spray, despite us having stationed them at a judicious distance from the waterfall. This initially drew some bemused expressions from those around us, although later we caught some of them racing for their tents and vehicles before returning to the scene, armed with sandwich bags of their own. Once the last few strays had left the scene, I ran across the space between the cameras and the waterfall in my welly boots like an excited seven year old, over and over again until we'd got the shots we wanted.
See that little speck standing in front of the almighty drop? Yes, that's me, taking an overdue shower after a week in a VW campervan, enjoying a moment that will last forever. Who'd have guessed before they started out that a love of photography could bring memories as good as this?
St Andrews... is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Dundee and 30 miles (50 km) northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews has a recorded population of 16,800 in 2011, making it Fife's fourth largest settlement and 45th most populous settlement in Scotland. The town is home to the University of St Andrews, the third oldest university in the English-speaking world and the oldest in Scotland. Quoted from Wikipedia
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Fraserburgh is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the far northeast corner of Aberdeenshire, about 40 miles north of Aberdeen, and 17 miles north of Peterhead. It is the biggest shellfish port in Scotland and one of the largest in Europe. Fraserburgh is also a major port for white and pelagic fish.
This is the view from the Imogene Pass Overlook. The overlook is a short distance from the top of Imogene. I believe it is higher than the pass, which is 13,114 feet high.
Down below from here is the MDH. I am also making a guess that this is Corkscrew Gulch, which is in the 13,000 foot range.
If you zoom into the center left of the photo you can see Corkscrew Gulch.
This is Mr. Brooks. He was made by the very talented laurenalane.
He is very small but he is always prepared to go for a delightful stroll in the rain.
"October is here, once again,
barely transcending the threshold of autumn.
The maple is turning yellow to orange, to red,
soon to be bared by winter."
Robert Savino, October’s Opal
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Here are three empty Jelly or Jam jars, except for the one I filled with Jelly Beans.
The jars are strangely crooked, to my eye. When I examined them, after the photoshoot, I discovered that they really ARE crooked... although the Jelly bean jam jar is ok; I just put the lid on crooked!
Anyway, that's J!
Things around here are getting more busy. I haven't taken a K photo yet. We'll see.
This is a picture of me in costume for an event we hosted at work a few years ago. I was portraying a traveler from the 19th century. Don't have the full beard now, just a gottee, which I like much better. I also have gotten newer glasses since this picture was taken.
Het is een prachtige voorjaarsdag die er toe uitnodigt om erop uit te trekken. Dat kan per bromfiets of automobiel. Maar ook de lokaalspoortrein biedt een mogelijkheid. Wismar-bus T1 is zelfs van bagagerekken voorzien. Daarop kunnen niet alleen melkbussen of kratten geplaats worden maar ook de meename van het rijwiel is een optie. De sleufvormige steunen op de horizontale profielbalk bieden de fiets extra steun tijdens de holperige rit.
Hoewel er een bagagekaartje gekocht moet worden, kan er een keuze gemaakt worden om met de fiets bij tegenwind van de trein gebruik te maken. Tijdens de terugreis kan er met de wind in de rug en eventueel een vers getapt biertje achter de kiezen voldaan en zonder al te veel inspanning heimwaarts gekeerd worden.
Bekijk de serie over de Wismarbus van de MBS in het album "Zeitreise mit dem Wismarbus"
الــغـــايـــب الـــلـــي كـــل مـــا قـــلــت أبـنـســـاه
تـــعــكـس وجــيــه الــنـاس لــهْ .., ألــُـف صـــِوره
أتــنــفــس غــيـــابـــهْ .. وتــخــنـقـنـي أشـيـــاهْ
وتــنــحــت ضـلـوعــي فـــيْ ضــلــوعـي ســطـــورهْ ..,
It is hard to capture the full depth of the cascades as one only get to view it from the top of the cliff down to the ravine. Making it looks flat at this angle.
The Agnes Falls Scenic Reserve, located in Gippsland around a 15 minute drive from the township of Toora or one hour from Wilsons Promontory.
At 59 metres (194ft), Agnes Falls are the highest single span falls in Victoria, Australia.
life?
It is the flash of a firefly in the night.
It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime.
It is the little shadow which runs across
the grass and loses itself in the sunset.
Crowfoot ~
Blackfoot warrior and orator
1830 - 1890
Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse first built in 1599 for which William Shakespeare wrote his plays. Like the original, it is located on the south bank of the River Thames, in Southwark, London. The reconstruction was completed in 1997 and while concentrating on Shakespeare's work also hosts a variety of other theatrical productions. Part of the Globe's complex also hosts the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse for smaller, indoor productions, in a setting which also recalls the period.
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Montserrat is located less than an hours train ride from Barcelona and is the home of a Benedictine monastery. The quickest route to the monastery is via the cable car (Aeri de Montserrat) offering great mountain views which lasts around five minutes.
Naokazu is a young maiko in her second year of training in the Kamishichiken district. Katsuryu, behind her, debuted only last month (Feb. 2007)
Baikaisai, or the Plum Blossom Festival, is held at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto every February to honor the memory of the deified patron saint of literature, Sugawara Michizane, celebrating the end of winter and the coming spring. An outdoor tea ceremony is held by the maiko and geiko of the Kamishichiken district as visitors stoll through the thousands of plum trees, indulge in delicious festival foods and search for hidden treasure at the monthly temple flea market.
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Is the name of the latest event happening at Maya's wonderful Sanctum. Time - tomorrow (Sat 11th) Noon, SLT.
Sanctum is semi-private, so join the group for more info.
There is a second railroad in the Pittston area that interchanges with the RBMN. In business since 1994 the Luzerne and Susquehanna operates 60 miles of assorted bits of cast of scraps of once important class 1 routes that once served the Scranton Wilkes-Barre area. The valley was placed with a nearly incomprehensible web of rails at one time that generated carloads and revenue to boggle the mind. But now so little remains and what does is but a shadow of itself. In fact the trackage beneath this unit that sits stationary, blue flagged, and tied down was once the LV's mainline into Wilkes-Barre.
LS 1751 itself is an EMD GP9 blt. Oct. 1959 ad Pennsylvania Railroad 7242. The venerable geep is now the property of RJ Corman Railroad group which bought the L&S in August 2020. One wonders if 1751 will survive and trade her somber LS black for brilliant Corman crimson. I guess we'll just have to wait and see...
Pittston, Pennsylvania
Sunday June 20, 2021
The Bastei is a rock formation rising 194 metres (636 ft) above the Elbe River in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains / Saxon Switzerland National Park
In the background the table mountain Lilienstein.
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Die Bastei (305,4 m ü. NHN) ist eine Felsformation mit Aussichtsplattform in der Sächsischen Schweiz am rechten Ufer der Elbe. Sie zählt zu den meistbesuchten Touristenattraktionen der Sächsischen Schweiz. Von der Bastei fällt das schmale Felsriff etwa 194 Meter steil zur Elbe ab.
Im Hintergrund der Tafelberg Lilienstein.
"...its one purpose is to turn. The spin of ka always brings us back to the same place, to face and reface our mistakes and defeats until we can learn from them. When we learn from the past, the wheel continues to move forward, towards growth and evolution. When we don’t, the wheel spins backward, and we are given another chance. If once more we squander the opportunity, the wheel continues its rotation towards devolution, or destruction.”
Bougainvillea is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees belonging to the four o' clock family, Nyctaginaceae. They are native to Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, and Argentina. There are between 4 and 22 species in the genus. Wikipedia /
Le bougainvillier est une plante grimpante emblématique du Midi ou de contrées où le soleil est roi
Sa floraison aux bractées très colorées rouge, bleue, violette, orange, jaune ou blanche est éblouissante de la fin du printemps jusqu’au début de l’automne
Gélif, il ne tolère la culture en pleine terre que dans les régions aux hivers doux toujours épargnées par le gel, ailleurs, il se cultivera dans un grand pot à remiser l’hiver
Il pousse au soleil dans n’importe quelle terre bien drainée
Facile à vivre, exubérant, il peut grimper à 8 mètres quand il se plaît bien et habillera un mur, une façade, une pergola ou se hissera dans une haie fleurie.
Corrieshalloch is one of the most spectacular gorges of its type in Britain and provides striking evidence of how glacial meltwater can create deep gorges.
A short steep walk will bring you to a Victorian suspension bridge, where you can gaze down over a series of crashing waterfalls.
Corrieshalloch Gorge is designated a National Nature Reserve in recognition of the gorge and the surrounding woodland. It’s also home to a nationally rare species of cranefly, which benefits from the wet dead wood in the shaded areas of the property.
This mile-long canyon, through which the River Droma rushes, takes its name from the Gaelic for ‘ugly hollow’. But that’s as far from the truth as can be.
This is another insect shot from the little park along the shore of St. Julian's Bay with no less than four painted lady butterflies. However, this is nothing. The whole hedge of this flowering shrub was covered in butterflies with dozens more hovering over it. I have never seen so many together before.
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Having read the above article, it made me think about some pictures I took from the same date.
I thought the intense glow near the horizon was a bit strange at the time.
I have no idea though, could somebody please confirm?
Photo is unedited apart from a slight exposure increase in LR.
This is one of those scenes you come upon and immediately the photo-narrative smacks you right between the eyes.
This was seen in the lower level of the Hennepin County Courthouse. Usually I do my people watching in the vast atrium the floor above, but this scene I saw as I was coming down the escalator.
The woman was very co-operative being engrossed in her phone call rather than giving me the "evil eye" as I composed and shot this scene.
This is the path that leads from the old basketball court where I played when I was younger. I'm still relatively young :), but I have neither the time, nor the will to play. :))
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This is part of a Victorian watch chain (also known as an Albert), which belonged to my mother's grandfather. As a child, I was convinced it was gold, but later discovered it was just pretending to be. I like to think that it was worn with pride nonetheless.
For this week's Macro Mondays group theme, Fake. To give an idea of scale, the bar is about an inch long.
. . . bigger is better . . . Via Fluidr . . .
. . . thanx to JoesSistah for this lovely texture . . . www.flickr.com/photos/27805557@N08/4206030565/
. . . thanx to ms.bailey for this wonderful texture . . . www.flickr.com/photos/milesbeyondthemoon/5504195184/
. . . as always, thanx to skeletalmess over at shadowhouse creations . . . shadowhousecreations.blogspot.com/
Tryfan is a mountain in the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia, Wales. It forms part of the Glyderau group, and is one of the most famous and recognisable peaks in Britain, having a classic pointed shape with rugged crags. At 917.5 metres (3,010 feet) above sea level it is the fifteenth-highest mountain in Wales. The name "Tryfan" is derived from its historical Welsh name of "Tri-faen". "Tri" meaning three and "faen" meaning rocks which makes reference to the 3 rocky humps seen on the mountain's summit.
Between the mid-1980s and June 2010, its accepted height was 915 metres (3,002 ft). However, it was resurveyed using accurate GPS measurements and found to be 2.4 metres (eight feet) higher. Until the 1980s, Ordnance Survey maps gave its height as 917.5 m (3,010 ft), and so the new measurement confirms that the earlier survey was correct.
Tryfan is said to be the final resting-place of Sir Bedivere (Bedwyr) of Arthurian legend.
We spent the weekend at Balls, a big experimental rocket launch event in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada - the same place where Burning Man takes place. We were quite busy in daytime preparing and launching rockets. It's time for leisure after 6pm. I thought, how about playing with the cracked mud of the playa? Downsized me looks funny, does it?
I processed a balanced, a photographic, and a paintery HDR photo from three RAW exposures (of the landscape), merged them selectively, then processed a balanced, and a photographic HDR photo from two other RAW exposures (of me in the chair), merged them, then blended the two images to create this composite image, and carefully adjusted color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.
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-- ƒ/16, 70 mm, 1/250 sec, ISO 200, Sony A7 II, FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6, HDR, 5 RAW exposures, _DSC2518_9_0_38_9_hdr3bal1pai5pho1g.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography
The Baptistery of Parma is a religious edifice in Parma, northern Italy. Architecturally, the baptistery of Parma Cathedral marks a transition between the Romanesque and Gothic styles, and it is considered to be among the most important Medieval monuments in Europe.
The city council of Parma commissioned Benedetto Antelami to build the baptistery in 1196. The attachment of the citizens to the project was tactile. Men put stones in the foundation to commemorate their families.
The outside of pink Verona marble is octagonal with four tiers of open loggias. Eight turrets crown the top of the building. In May 2022 the tallest underwent a 3D aerial scan to support conservation work.
The lowest part of the baptistery is encircled with bas-relief sculptures of animals, fabulous beasts, sea monsters, centaurs, mermaids, and unicorns.
The "Portal of the Virgin" faces north and overlooks the Piazza del Duomo. It is named after the figure of the Virgin and Child in the lunette above it. The door is decorated with scenes of the Adoration of the Magi and an angel instructing Joseph to flee to Egypt. The Bishop used to make his solemn entrance through here. The "Portal of Judgment" faces west. The lunette above depicts the Redeemer sitting on a throne. The "Portale della Vita" or Door of Life faces south, and the scene in its lunette shows a man eating honey in a tree.
The most striking part of the Baptistery is its painted domed ceiling. The vault is divided into six concentric horizontal bands, with a different series of frescoes in each. The red circle in the middle represents the upper heaven. Sixteen rays come down from the keystone, each corresponding to an arch. The lower part of the interior contains sixteen arches, forming alcoves each containing a painted scene. All these are 13th and 14th century frescoes and paintings, many as ex votos.
The large, octagonal baptismal basin stands the center. Made of Verona marble, it was designed for baptism by immersion. A baptismal font, located in the south-western niche, has been used for baptism by affusion since the 14th century. An altar in marble is located in the eastern apsidal niche. Above the altar, in the semi-dome, is a "Christ in Glory" surrounded by the symbols of the four evangelists and two angels.
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"Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty if only we have the eyes to see them." ~ John Ruskin
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